Polyphasic Sleep
I tried a polyphasic sleep schedule a while ago with poor results, however, it was over a a few days and I attempted to jump straight to uberman. I think it may be possible to work my way up by moving to bi-phasic, then tri and so forth until I reach hexaphasic sleep. On of the other advantages to this approach is that even if the 120 minute schedule cannot be sustained, I should be able to find the optimal schedule that I can maintain.
Classic Progression
- 480
- 270 + 90 = 360
- 270 + 2x20 = 312
- 180 + 3x20 = 240
- 120 + 4x20 = 200
- 6x20 = 120
Linear (Mine) Progression
- 480
- 230 + 78 = 408
- 240 + 2x48 = 336
- 150 + 3x38 = 264
- 60 + 4x33 = 192
- 6x20 = 120
Notes
The classic schedules seem to focus on 20 minute naps. There may be something to this as I tend to wake up groggy if I sleep longer than 30 minutes. However, this may be a hidden correlation - I'm more likely to nap for more than 30 minutes when I'm already tired.